The election season is over and we will continue to work towards helping our community in education and health issue awareness, community development and smart growth .

When I embarked on this campaign – my first - I knew that
I was about to encounter many new experiences and emotions. Well, I
was not disappointed, and I hope to be able to use this experience
in the days to come. But I will tell you this much now: It is truly
a privilege to have had the opportunity to run for State Senate... and I am not going away.
I will continue to work very hard to do my part in our community, engaging
the dialogue with new ideas, organizations and efforts.

To all the candidates of all the contested races, I commend
you. You know all the tribulations of running for office: from the wonderful
commitment of your volunteers, to attending meetings with passionate
(or, let's be honest, sometimes disengaged) audiences, to going through
endorsement interviews and making door-to-door pitches. You understand
the challenge of communicating everything about you and your campaign
in 5-minute, 2-minute or 1-minute pitches, trying to get it all in before
the bell, buzzer, gong or shepherd's hook.

To all the voters and volunteers, I commend you for your
restraint and your open-minded engagement as you listened for the candidate
who speaks with your voice, while allowing for the inevitable differences
of opinion. If, in the din of special interest spin, you are able to
keep your own counsel, then you truly have my admiration. I also want
to thank in particular my voters and volunteers for their support and
their commitment.

We have a lot of work to do as a nation, a state and
a community. We cannot let ourselves be distracted by wedge issues,
gotcha politics, self-righteous pronouncements and partisan attitudes.
We must not forget our common sense, our love of inclusion and our search
for good solutions.

Anatole France said, "I prefer the errors of enthusiasm
to the indifference of wisdom." I could not agree more. Together,
we can continue our journey to a thousand solutions from thousands
of votes that start with the most important vote: Yours.

Thank you for all you do and may the vote be with you.

Camille Kokozaki for State Senate District
40

The Live Oak:
the state tree of Georgia. Strong, stable, vibrant and beautiful,
it is both a living history and a promise to keep reaching higher levels.
I want to see a Georgia that lives up to the lesson of the live oak,
a Georgia where we respect and protect the best of what we are while
growing toward the best of what we can be.

I have a vision for our state: smart growth, small
business development and educational opportunities that know no limits.
I bring a new perspective, fresh resolve and a passion for results.
We have an abundance of talent, resourcefulness and creativity in our
district, which includes western Gwinnett and northern
DeKalb Counties. With a new spirit of inclusive, non-partisan
collaboration and a creative mindset, we can
address the root causes of our state's and district's present challenges
and realize our great potential. Together, we can make a difference.

Together, we can create new opportunities for
our children,grow a stronger sense of community, improve
our neighborhoods and create attractive job opportunities.
I look forward to hearing from you and meeting with you in the coming
weeks.